6. Stressed

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"Guys why didn't you tell us at that time itself?" Rahim's voice boomed through the whole room. Mira covered up Alizah's ears so that she doesn't loose her eardrum.

"Talk in a low pitch Rahim! Alizah is sleeping now." Mira scolded him.

"Rahim for God sake, it was your reception and you expect us to disturb you on that day?" Fahad questioned sarcastically.

"Since when did you start thinking about formalities?" Rahim enquired folding his hands against his chest.

"Rahim at that time we couldn't think of anything. So at that time we did what we think was right." I tried tor reason out.

"Yes if I were in your place I would have done the same too." Mira joined me.

"You girls are way too sentimental." Fahad remarked looking at Mira and I.

"And emotional. I think we should inform the cops, they will help us to find her parents." Rahim gazed at Alizah.

"But please till they find her parents we will keep her with us. Please?" I pleaded and pulled of the best puppy eyes I could. Ugh, so cringeworthy.

"Fine you can. What's the harm in that?" Rahim looked at Fahad.

"What? Rahim are you serious?!" Fahad roared. Appointment to be taken  at a Otorhinolaryngologist, for my ears.

"Then where do we give her, huh?" I glared him.

"You, shut up don't speak in this matter." What does this guy even think of himself? He seriously need to be put down at his place.

"I will. I will speak because that night that lady gave Alizah to both of us not alone you, you dimwit!"

"Shut it! Please both of you! Let Alizah be with us and you both go and inform the cops." Mira said to Rahim and Fahad.

"Fine we are going. Take care of her." Fahad informed and left not before kissing Alizah's cheek. How could this guy be rude and arrogant in one minute and be all cute and generous in the very next minute? Someone please answer. Even Google will not be able to find answer to this.

"Yes. We will also go. We need to buy clothes for Alizah too." As soon I declared that Fahad stopped walking.

"No! You won't go." He turned behind.

"Why?!" I asked him getting all mad at him. I don't get this bloke. Correction: This Idiot bloke.

"Because I said so." Came his short reply.

"What? And you think I will listen to you?!" I scoffed and dragged Mira with me who had Alizah in her hands. "I am going for shopping to buy some clothes for Alizah with Mira. Meet us directly at where we ask to. I will do what I want to not what I am supposed to." I finished my long speech not before giving a menacing glare to Fahad.

"Take care of yourselves girls!" Rahim said cautiously.

"Yes we will you also go and inform us about the happenings." Mira told him.

"Please Mira take care of Alizah because I don't trust your pathetic excuse of friend." Fahad butted in and I gasped at him. At this I threw the paperweight at him which my friends was swiftly caught by Fahad.

"Take care of yourself too." He continued giving his lecture to Mira.

"And you, you can die please." He turned towards me and said.

"I DIDNT ASK FOR YOUR OPINIONS YOU IDIOT!" I was going to say more when Mira pushed me with her elbow.

"Psycho what does he thinks of himself? Can talk utter nonsense and thinks that I will obey? Huh! Not even in his nightmares will that ever happen." I muttered once we were in the lift.

"Come on chill girl. Let's go for baby shopping." Mira tried to calm me down.

I drove to the mall and parked my car. We went inside the mall and started shopping for Alizah's clothes.

"Aww! She is so cute. It's yours right?" A mid-forties lady asked me.

I ponder on the thought. What shall I say? That I am her mother? Or I am her adopted mother? Adopted mother? Seriously Nada. My subconscious commented.

"Yes she is her mother." Mira chided in appearing from the other aisle.

"Can I ask you something?" She again asked to which I nodded.

"Are your eyes real? Aren't they lens?" She asked.

Oh God this question. Everybody asks me when they meet me for the first time except my parents. Even Nada, Rahim, Aunt Naaz, and Uméma. I know it's not their fault but still it some times get irritating but there is one person who never doubted about my eyes and yes that is- Fahad. He must have not even noticed.

Why do you care?

Shut up brain!

I don't know why do people ask that question constantly?

"No. Ofcourse not." I asnwered her irritated. I was fed up with this question.

"Didn't you see the baby's eyes? She inherited from her mother." Mira butted in. She is gonna get beatings from me. I am sure.

"Yeah. Her eyes are also the same shade. Her hair does not match with you though, must be inherited by her father." Can she just keep quiet already?

"Yes- you guessed it right." Mira continued her ramble. A certain someone is going to be dead today.

"Excuse us please." I fake smiled and moved away shopping cart in which Alizah was seated in front and I dragged Mira along with me.

"I WISH TO STRANGLE YOU TO DEATH RIGHT NOW MIRA. DO YOU KNOW THAT?!" I shouted once we were away from that lady.

"What? What wrong did I say? She must have inherited her eyes from mother. And her hair from her father. I didn't mean you and 'Fahad'" Mira smirked quoting 'Fahad'.

"Whatever." I mumbled and continued our shopping.

After we were done we requested the staff to allow us to take the shopping cart in the parking lot because all the shopping bags and Alizah weren't possible to hold all at once.

"Help me with this bag Nada." Mira called out from behind the car.

"Yes coming." So I went behind the car where Mira was placing all the bags and helped her out.

We both went ahead to find Alizah missing.

"Alizah? Where is she?!" I turned towards Mira.

"You were standing with her." She answered with a pale face.

"Yes she was seated in the front. I just came to you to help you out." I panicked.

"Oh my god where is she?!" Mira said in disdain.

"Oh no." And my eyes started to fill up.

"Let's call Fahad and Rahim, first." Mira suggested.

"Yes." My voice was gone. Lightly audible.

I dialled his number, when he gave me call.

"Hel-hello? Fa-Fah-d." I managed to say between hiccups. The tears were unstoppable.

"Nada? What happened? Are you crying?" Came his voice from the other side.

"Fa-Fahad that Ali-Alizah-" I was cut off when a man came in to our view with Alizah in his hands.

"Track my phone Fahad." I whispered and put my phone in my pocket.

"Why have you taken Alizah?!" I angrily asked him.

"Oh so Alizah is her name?" He answered looking at Alizah.

"Giver her back to us!" Mira shouted at him when two people came behind Mira and me and put a cloth on our faces.

I could only imagine Fahad getting worried about Alizah.

Till I had consciousness left I prayed Alizah to be safe.

Please Allah. Let her be safe.

And everything was dark.

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CHAPTER ORIGINALLY WRITTEN ON: 12/06/19

CHAPTER REWRITTEN/EDITED AND PUBLISHED ON: 26-04-20